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Mircea Cărtărescu

1956 - Today

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Mircea Cărtărescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmirtʃe̯a kərtəˈresku]; born 1 June 1956) is a Romanian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic, and essayist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mircea Cărtărescu has received more than 214,301 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Mircea Cărtărescu is the 2,844th most popular writer (up from 3,360th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Romania (up from 236th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Romanian Writer.

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  • 52.11

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 2,844 out of 5,755Before him are Joan Brossa, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dracontius, Valery Larbaud, Stanko Vraz, and Camilla Collett. After him are Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Dritëro Agolli, Charles-Louis Philippe, Olena Teliha, Jacques Delille, and Peter Høeg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 127Before him are Dragan Čović, Trần Đại Quang, José Luis Brown, Kostas Karamanlis, Rolandas Paksas, and Cherry Jones. After him are Rita Wilson, Momir Bulatović, Johnny Cecotto, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Brett Cullen, and Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 198 out of 665Before him are Ana Blandiana (1942), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), Péter Eötvös (1944), Titu Maiorescu (1840), Stefan Hell (1962), and Simon Hollósy (1857). After him are Franz Rohr von Denta (1854), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Alexander I Aldea (1397), Maria Tănase (1913), Radu Vasile (1942), and Nicolae Titulescu (1882).

Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Mircea Cărtărescu ranks 28Before him are Tudor Arghezi (1880), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Mihail Sebastian (1907), and Ana Blandiana (1942). After him are Ioan Slavici (1848), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Ferenc Kazinczy (1759), Nichita Stănescu (1933), George Coșbuc (1866), and Elena Văcărescu (1864).